From the le monde interview he says young people - never saying it was made for either sex, just for people between the ages of 15-25, an action movie. Now C.Tolkien may have said they were aimed at young men in another interview but from the le monde one (the one i have been thinking everyone is referring to) he does not.

I think most fast paced action movies are wanting to reach as broad an audience as possible but do have a target audience, most likely people (either sex) of that age range.

Take the avengers - fast paced action movie - aimed at comic book fans and young adults. Though it has had unbelievable box office success so it is appealing to a wide audience. It still will have had a target audience in mind - young people.